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25.06.06
397K TEUs of Capacity Added to Asia-NAWC Trade
The pause in the U.S.-China trade war and associated demand booms have caused a scramble amongst shipping lines to inject capacity swiftly, according to recent Sea-Intelligence research. On the Asi...
25.06.05
NCFI Jumps 20% in April
The composite Ningbo Containerized Freight Index (NCFI) averaged 1,135.9 points in April, the Ningbo Shipping Exchange (NBSE) announced yesterday. It was up 20.4% from the previous month but down 4...
25.06.04
MLIT Unveils API Details of Cyber Port’s Version 2
The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) of Japan has unveiled some details of the upgrading of Cyber Port into Version 2 scheduled for October at the following URL: https...
25.06.03
CCFI Rises for 2 BTB Weeks in Week 22
The composite China Containerized Freight Index (CCFI) quoted 1,117.61 points in Week 22, up 0.1% from the previous week for a week-on-week rise for two back-to-back weeks, the Shanghai Shipping Ex...
25.06.02
WCI Marks 1st 2-Digit Increase Since July 2024 in Week 22
The World Container Index (WCI), an indicator for freight rates on eight major routes on the trans-Pacific, Asia-Europe and trans-Atlantic trades, jumped 10% from the previous week to $2,508 per FE...
25.05.30
CMA CGM to Have MEDEX Svc. Back to Suez Canal
Container shipping service operators are returning to the Suez Canal. CMA CGM will be one next month in its Med. Express (MEDEX) service, according to Linerlytica. The fixed-day weekly South Asia/M...
25.05.29
China’s Cargo Throughput Growth Decelerates in Q1
China port cargo throughput growth decelerated further to 3% year on year in the first quarter (January-March) of 2025 from 4% in the fourth quarter (October-December) of 2024, according to Fitch R...
25.05.28
Asia-Europe Container Exports Swell 10.4% in March
Asia's container exports to Europe amounted to 1.6 million TEUs in March, up 10.4% year on year, the first year-on-year increase they had registered in two months, according to Container Trades Sta...
25.05.27
Japan-US Container Exports Plunge 12% in April
Japan’s container exports to the U.S. amounted to 55,534 TEUs in April (based on volumes at port of origin), down 12% for their first year-on-year contraction in two months, Descartes Datamyne unve...
25.05.26
WCI Increases for 2nd Consecutive Week in Week 21
Drewry’s World Container Index (WCI) increased 2% from the previous week to $2,276 per FEU in Week 21, remaining on an upward trend for two back-to-back weeks. From a year earlier, however, it was ...
